Christian Braun on Playing With Jokic, Learning From Russ, and Finding His Lane in the NBA

Christian Braun on Playing With Jokic, Learning From Russ, and Finding His Lane in the NBA

Author: ThreeFourTwo Productions | Wondery March 3, 2026 Duration: 58:02
This week on ‘The Old Man and the Three,’ Cam Johnson welcomes one of his Denver Nuggets’ teammates, Christian Braun! They get into CB’s college career at Kansas University, including the legendary comeback against UNC in the National Championship game. He also reminisces on what it was like winning the NCAA Tournament and then winning an NBA championship as a rookie in back-to-back seasons, and what the biggest difference was on each championship run. Cam and Christian also have an in-depth conversation about the current college landscape and NIL and share what their experiences were like were in school. Then, CB explains what it’s like playing with Nikola Jokic and the things he had to learn about playing with him early on, what it was like playing for coach Michael Malone, what it was like playing with Russell Westbrook, and this year’s Denver team. He also opens up about why he thinks he’s facing the biggest tests of his career this season. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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